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A World out of Time
Larry Niven
science fiction
hard science fiction
past tense
third limited POV
~303 pp
high worldbuilding
Vibe
cosmic horror
existential dread
lyrical
A science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
75
sparsedense
Pacing
40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
70
externalintrospective
Ending
40
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
40%
noneexplicit
Speculative hardness
soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 75,855 |
| Page count | ~303 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |